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Noxubee County High

Public Grades 9-12
192nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 232 Mississippi High Schools
Better than 17% of Mississippi high schools
Summary

Noxubee County High School is a public high school located in Macon, Mississippi, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 421 students. The school is part of the Noxubee County School District and has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi high schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 and 2020-2021 school years.

Noxubee County High School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students. The school has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 79.3% to 89.4% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 35.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Proficiency rates on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) exams are consistently lower than the state averages across all subject areas, including Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.

The high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients at Noxubee County High School, indicating a high-poverty student population, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. The data provided does not include information about any nearby schools, making it difficult to assess how the school is performing relative to its local peers. Addressing the socioeconomic factors and other underlying issues that contribute to the school's struggles should be a priority for the school district and community.

405
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,903
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 16640 Hwy 45
       Macon, MS  39341

(662) 726-4428

District: Noxubee County School District


Feeder schools for Noxubee County High:

Elementary:    Earl Nash Elementary
Middle:    B F Liddell Middle
Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:
63.7%
African American:
33.3%
Hispanic:
2.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (34% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Mississippi average (81% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg35%
Mississippi avg66%
192nd of 232
Mississippi public high schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202518.1192 of 23217.2%★☆☆☆☆
202411.2207 of 2289.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.4213 of 2265.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.7208 of 2288.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.5205 of 23111.3%★☆☆☆☆
20199.3216 of 2337.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.3217 of 2336.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.9214 of 2379.7%★☆☆☆☆
201613.7205 of 23111.3%★☆☆☆☆
201510.6214 of 2265.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201421.0203 of 23614.0%★☆☆☆☆
201319.9202 of 23815.1%★☆☆☆☆
201232.8175 of 24127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201172.146 of 24481.1%★★★★☆
201037.3157 of 23533.2%★★☆☆☆
200940.1159 of 23532.3%★★☆☆☆
200823.2192 of 23518.3%★☆☆☆☆
20079.8222 of 2324.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200629.1190 of 23218.1%★☆☆☆☆
200516.3217 of 2326.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200410.6220 of 2325.2%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Biology56%-6 vs state
U.S. History151%-19 vs state
Algebra I50%-17 vs state
English II30%-19 vs state

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Students at Noxubee County High are 64% Two or more races, 33% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Noxubee County High ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Mississippi high schools.

Noxubee County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Earl Nash Elementary
Middle : B F Liddell Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Noxubee County High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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